Roller attachment for washing-machines and the like.



A. SGHARNWEBER.

ROLLER ATTACHMENT FOR WASHING MACHINES AND THE LIKE. APPLICATION FILEDD2021, 1011.

1,034,309, 4 Patented July 30, 1912-.

Auous'r scmmhmnnor DAVENPORT, rows.

BOLIIR ATTACHMENT FOR WASHING-IACHINES THE LIE.

was of letters rmnt.

Patented July 30, 1912.

Appllettlon nea December 1, 1911. seen K0. assess.

To cll whom it may concern:

-Bc n hown that I, Acme-i some,

wnnrn, a citizen of the United Stzites, residing at Davenport, in thecounty of Scott and State of Iowa, have invented a new and nsefol RollerAttachment for Washing-Ma chines and the Like, of which the following especification,

- invention relates to roller attach to ments, for washing machines andthe like,

its object being to provide means whereby,

one of the legs of the machine shifted so as to transfer its rollerend-thus permit the machine to be moved readily from place to place.Another object is to provide novel means for the roller in activeposition relotive to the leg. Another object is to provide novel-meansso for unlocking the roller to thus permit the leg to reassnnie itsposition in engagement with the surface on" which the machine ismounted. I

the foregoing and other view which appear as the proceeds, the inventionresides in the combination and arrangement of parts in v the details 6tconstruction hereinafter decnd claimed, it understood can be readilyobjects in so that changes in the precise embodiment of the inventionherein can be .maide within the scope of what is claimed,withoncdeparting from the of the invention.

In the accompanying the preferred form of the invention has been shown.

soid drswings:-Figore l is a side elevzition of a washing machine havingthe present improvements combined therewith, the supporting roller shownout of opcrctive'position. Fig. 2 is a section on line AB Fig. 1. Fig. 3is an enlarged side elevation of the attachmentwith the ports in thepositions shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 4t is a: side elevation of theattachment with the roller in active position. Fig. 5 is an enlargedview portly in section and partly in elevation of thelocking andunlocking mechanism.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 6 designetcs a.washing machine or the like two of the legs D of which are provided withcasters of the usual or any preferred construction. Brackets 1 aresecored to the other legs close to the lower thereof and shaft 2 isjournaled weight to the description oration the le by utilizing but a.

therein and has crank arms 3 at'its ends on which rollers 4 arejournaled. A spring arm 5 is secured to one of these crank arms and hasa handle 6 at its free end while an opening 7 is formed in said handleat a point between its ends and is adapted to receive the beveled end 8of a. locking tongue 9 which. is secured to the adjacent leg D of themachine; A releasing lever 10 is pivotally connected to the arm 5 at apoint between the handle 6 and the opening 7 and this lever projectsbeyond the 'crank arm 2 and bass handle 11 secured to its free end.

It is to be understood, under ordinary conditionsthc'lower ends of thelegs D to which the shaft 2 is connected, will contact with the surfaceon which the machine mounted and, under these conditions, the rollers atwill be pushed upwardly and the arm 5 and lever 10 will be supported asillustrated particularly in Figs. 1 and 3. When it is desired to movethe machine from place to place the handle 6 is pushed downwardly, thuscausing the lower e of the arm 5 to ride along the beveled edge 8. Asthe arm 5 is formed of spring metal it will bend laterally during thisopregister with the end the said arm gagement with the of tongue-9whereupon spring laterally into entongue, as shown in Figs.

4; and 5. During the downward movement of the arm 5 the shaft 2 isrotated cnd the rollers 4 are thus projected below the lower ends of thelegs and said legs elevated oil of the surface on which they weremounted. When the parts are thus locked, the lower edge of lever 10rests loosely on the beveled edge 8 back of the arm 5, as shown in Fig.5. Obviously, therefore, by pushing down on the handle 11, the arm 5 becrowded laterally ofi of the tongue 9 vuntil released, whereupon thelegs D will move downwardly into contact with the.

supporting surface.

' of course, thatopening 7 is brought into Although the attachment hasbeen shown applied to two legs, it is to be understood that, if desired,it can be applied to a single single crank arm and r0 er. Thisarrangement is especially desirable where the machine is supported bythree legs.

What isclaimed is 1. A roller attachment including a crank arm, a.roller carried thereby, a spring arm fixedly connccted'to and adapted toactuate arm, a spring handle the crank arm, a beveled tongue forengagement by the arm, and means carried by said arm and cooperatingwith the tongue for disengaging the arm irom the tongue.

movably connected to the handle for enga ing said means to disengage thehan le therefrom.

3. An attachment of the class described including a crank arm, a rollerjournaled thereon, a spring arm for rotating the crank arm, means forengaging the spring arm to hold it against movement in one direction,and an element carried by the spring arm and cooperating. with saidmeans for releasing the spring arm.

4;. The combination with a structure and a tongue extending therefromand having a beveled end, of a crank arm connected to said structure, aSupporting wheel journaled thereon, an'arm extendin from and movablewith the crank arm, sal arm being yieldable and shiftable intoengagement with the end of the tongue, to hold, the roller in apredetermined position relative to the structure, and a lever pivotallyconnected to the yieldablc armand movable against the beveled end of thetongue to shift'the arm out of engagement with the tongue.

In testimony that I claim theforegoing as my own, I have hereto afiixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

AUGUST SCHA'RNWEBER.

Witnesses:

WM. HoERsoH, GHAs. A. Wmsn.

